Abour or Arbor....????

[Darren]

Which is it?

I'm talking machine Arbours/Arbors here....which way is it spelt, dictionary say one way, spell checker says the other, Ebay shows both in the search results no matter which way you spell it....cleaver sods....

[Andy]

I wondered about that as well.  

Is 'arbor' the USA spelling I wonder, as in harbor (harbour in UK)?

[John Stevenson]

The correct spelling is "long spindly thing, usually bent in the middle"

John S.

[bogstandard]

I was always taught to use arbor, but I don't think it matters that much, as long as we know what you mean.

But it can sometimes cause a search engine to be confused, and you don't get as many hits, so it might be better to put both  in the box, a belts and braces thing.


Bogs

[Bluechip]

Have a poke around in this, top RH corner.

http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/arbour?view=uk

Should be arbor .. unless you've got a wooden one  

Dave

Edit. ....forgot. Unless it's wet, and there's crabs in it ... in which case .... it's a Narbor

[Darren]

Seems Oxford says it's Arbor...

 
arbor1

  • noun 1 an axle on which something revolves. 2 a device holding a tool in a lathe.

http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/arbor_1?view=uk

Thanks....I wouldn't want to make the mistake of putting an Arbour in my lathe....thankfully I can now avoid that.....

[CrewCab]

Arbor for sure  an Arbour is a framework that supports climbing plants    ..............

just my 2c worth

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